when it came to the health care debate romney made a similar assumption. >> i can't understand how you can cut medicare 7 16 billion dollars for current cipient onedicar. >>repoer: fact check that 7 16 billion dollar projection. the president plan saves that much money by limiting payments to insurance company, drug company and hospitals. and they have all agreed to those reductions. soless tonight both men were relaying on own assumptions. the facts sometimes took a beating. >> think basically pele a judgg on the perfmance itse. on who seemed more confident. more relaxed. >>reporter: sov news political analyst bruce king says nobody is judging the debate on most factual argument. both men stretched the truth to fit their assumptions. but based on performance mitt romney was the wish. it will help him in the poll political analyst says it's hardly the bottom line. >> i think the most important thing that happened last tonight was not so much that the race will tighten but that the money is now going to continue to flow into romney coffer. >>reporter: professor cain believes before the